A review of interventions to prevent Type 2 Diabetes after Gestational Diabetes.

CONCLUSIONS: Women need to overcome barriers and be supported in making the behavioural changes necessary to prevent T2DM following GDM. Midwives as the primary carers for women in pregnancy and childbirth are ideally positioned to educate women and engage them in lifestyle and behaviour programmes that prevent the onset of Type 2 Diabetes. PMID: 25262356 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Women Birth - September 24, 2014 Category: Midwifery Authors: Peacock AS, Bogossian F, McIntyre HD, Wilkinson S Tags: Women Birth Source Type: research